This winter, we are celebrating the festive season by honouring 25 amazing women in STEM, some of which you might not know of!
Dr Susan La Flesche Picotte
First female Native American medical doctor
17 June 1865 – 18 September 1915
Omaha Reservation, United States
Dr Susan La Flesche Picotte, a member of the Omaha tribe, was the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree, graduating at the top of her class in 1889. She worked as a physician on the Omaha Reservation, founding a hospital, and running public health campaigns on preventative medicine, hygiene and temperance. She was also a activist, fighting for tribal land rights.
For more information about Dr Susan La Flesche Picotte:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_La_Flesche_Picotte
- https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_253.html
- https://www.biography.com/people/susan-la-flesche-picotte-9440355#profile
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/la-flesche-picotte-susan
- http://cojmc.unl.edu/nativedaughters/healers/susan-la-flesches-legacy-lives-on
| Day 2 – Victoria Drummond MBE | Day 4 – Wang Zhenyi |